The Security Council of Belarus notes constant provocations and various incidents, primarily on the state border of the republic and the Union State from Ukraine, Poland and the Baltic countries, said State Secretary of the Security Council of Belarus Alexander Volfovich. According to him, in parallel with this, there is activity on the Internet, leaks that are intended to cause concern among the population, reports “National Defense”.
A new element of the situation has become constant provocations and various incidents, primarily on the state border of the Republic of Belarus and the Union State. They most often come from the Ukrainian side, as well as from the territory of Poland and the Baltic countries , – said Volfovich.
He said that Ukrainian UAVs had recently been recorded flying into Belarus. Some of them were shot down by the country’s air defense forces. The remaining drones were destroyed by Russian air defense.
Earlier, Volfovich specified that the Ukrainian Armed Forces group concentrated near the border with Belarus numbered about 14 thousand fighters. The politician called Minsk’s decision to strengthen the Southern operational direction absolutely justified. At the same time, the West and the Kiev authorities continue to point to the creation of some kind of troop group by Belarus in order to launch an offensive against Ukraine . However, this is not true; there are about 4.5 thousand Belarusian soldiers on the demarcation line, the Secretary of State added.
Before this, military expert Vasily Dandykin expressed the opinion that Ukraine and NATO countries dream of luring Belarus to their side. To do this, they tried to organize a “color revolution” in 2020, but failed to do so, he noted.